Basking on a sun-drenched beach for Sports Illustrated photographers, South Bend’s Skylar Diggins added another unique chapter to her growing legacy, according to SouthBendTribune.com.

American professional basketball player Skylar Diggins attend the 2014 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 50th Anniversary Issue kickoff event at Swimsuit Beach House on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

An All-American point guard for Notre Dame and one of the rising entrepreneurs in the Jay-Z and Roc Nation family, Diggins has now joined the elite ranks of a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model. She is featured in the magazine’s 50th edition of the cultural icon, which hit news stands on Tuesday.

"Such an amazing honor to join so many wonderful, beautiful women in#SISwim50!” Diggins tweeted to her more than 441,000 Twitter followers.